EU set to ban products made using forced labour

Brussels is set to ban products made using forced labour, a move that could further increase strains in its trade relations with China in the light of allegations about forced labour in the province of Xinjiang.

Shoes, clothes and commodities such as timber, fish and cocoa are among the products most likely to be affected, according to those with knowledge of the plans.

The US in June enacted a blanket ban on all imports from China’s…